A New Take on TPE

On 2016-09-16 07:40:52 +0200, android said:

On 2016-09-16 06:50:10 +0200, Savageduck said:

On 2016-09-16 04:42:10 +0000, android said:

In article 2016091516144760520-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote:

On 2016-09-15 22:42:14 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/14/2016 1:47 PM, Savageduck wrote:
This seems to be a refinement of The Photographer's Ephemeris for
those
who might be interested.
Currently iOS only.
http://www.photopills.com


It works on my PC, though not as well as on the iPad

How did you manage to get an iOS only (iPhone & iPad) app
(Photopills)
to run on any PC?

...or were you thinking of "The Photographer's Epemeris"?

That's useful soft for the landscaper.

The TPE is available as a free desktop app and works fine on my Mac:

http://app.photoephemeris.com/

Manual:


http://photoephemeris.com/file_downl...rt-guide-01.pd
f

The link to the manual got squashed:

http://photoephemeris.com/file_download/17/tpewa-quick-start-guide-01.pdf

Homepage:

http://photoephemeris.com/

There are versions for phones, pads and tabs too but those ain't
free.

Thanks for the headsup Duck! :-))

Yup! I use the Mac desktop edition and the iOS version of TPE on both
iPhone and iPad. I have done so for several years.

Since PTE for the desktop is a web app I decide to make a little script
to make it launch it like a propper app.

Open a text editor like nano and paste this:

code

#! /bin/bash

open -a /Applications/Safari.app
'http://app.photoephemeris.com/?ll=40.748401,-73.985614&dt=20160916021800
-0400&center=40.7492,-73.9843&z=16&spn=0.01,0.02'

open -a /Applications/Safari.app
'/-path-/tpewa-quick-start-guide-01.pdf'


exit

/code

Save as ~/Desktop/pte.command

Make executable:

chmod +x ~/Desktop/pte.command

Then you have a clickable "app" on the desktop that you can move to
your prefered location!

Macs only of course. ;-)
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teleportation kills

In article , android
wrote:


Homepage:

http://photoephemeris.com/

There are versions for phones, pads and tabs too but those ain't free.

Thanks for the headsup Duck! :-))

Yup! I use the Mac desktop edition and the iOS version of TPE on both
iPhone and iPad. I have done so for several years.

Since PTE for the desktop is a web app I decide to make a little script
to make it launch it like a propper app.

Open a text editor like nano and paste this:

code

#! /bin/bash

open -a /Applications/Safari.app
'http://app.photoephemeris.com/?ll=40.748401,-73.985614&dt=20160916021800
-0400&center=40.7492,-73.9843&z=16&spn=0.01,0.02'

open -a /Applications/Safari.app
'/-path-/tpewa-quick-start-guide-01.pdf'

exit

/code

Save as ~/Desktop/pte.command

Make executable:

chmod +x ~/Desktop/pte.command

Then you have a clickable "app" on the desktop that you can move to
your prefered location!

Macs only of course. ;-)

you did it the hard way, which is also ugly because it launches
terminal to load a url in safari.

a much better and easier method is to use applescript and save it as an
actual application, not a bash script.


set targetURL to
"http://app.photoephemeris.com/?ll=40.748401,-73.985614&dt=2016091602180
0-0400&center=40.7492,-73.9843&z=16&spn=0.01,0.02"

tell application "Safari"
open location targetURL
activate
end tell


bonus points for determining your current location and using that
rather than hardcoding a particular location.

In article ,
nospam wrote:

In article , android
wrote:


Homepage:

http://photoephemeris.com/

There are versions for phones, pads and tabs too but those ain't free.

Thanks for the headsup Duck! :-))

Yup! I use the Mac desktop edition and the iOS version of TPE on both
iPhone and iPad. I have done so for several years.

Since PTE for the desktop is a web app I decide to make a little script
to make it launch it like a propper app.

Open a text editor like nano and paste this:

code

#! /bin/bash

open -a /Applications/Safari.app
'http://app.photoephemeris.com/?ll=40.748401,-73.985614&dt=20160916021800
-0400&center=40.7492,-73.9843&z=16&spn=0.01,0.02'

open -a /Applications/Safari.app
'/-path-/tpewa-quick-start-guide-01.pdf'

exit

/code

Save as ~/Desktop/pte.command

Make executable:

chmod +x ~/Desktop/pte.command

Then you have a clickable "app" on the desktop that you can move to
your prefered location!

Macs only of course. ;-)

you did it the hard way, which is also ugly because it launches
terminal to load a url in safari.

I like the terminal and it exits quietly after browser launch.

a much better and easier method is to use applescript and save it as an
actual application, not a bash script.


set targetURL to
"http://app.photoephemeris.com/?ll=40.748401,-73.985614&dt=2016091602180
0-0400&center=40.7492,-73.9843&z=16&spn=0.01,0.02"

tell application "Safari"
open location targetURL
activate
end tell


bonus points for determining your current location and using that
rather than hardcoding a particular location.

Sure. Right...
--
teleportation kills

On 9/15/2016 7:14 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-09-15 22:42:14 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/14/2016 1:47 PM, Savageduck wrote:
This seems to be a refinement of The Photographer's Ephemeris for those
who might be interested.
Currently iOS only.
http://www.photopills.com


It works on my PC, though not as well as on the iPad

How did you manage to get an iOS only (iPhone & iPad) app (Photopills)
to run on any PC?

...or were you thinking of "The Photographer's Epemeris"?



You decide:
http://photoephemeris.com/buy-download

--
PeterN

On 2016-09-18 20:37:04 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/15/2016 7:14 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-09-15 22:42:14 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/14/2016 1:47 PM, Savageduck wrote:
This seems to be a refinement of The Photographer's Ephemeris for those
who might be interested.
Currently iOS only.
http://www.photopills.com


It works on my PC, though not as well as on the iPad

How did you manage to get an iOS only (iPhone & iPad) app (Photopills)
to run on any PC?

...or were you thinking of "The Photographer's Epemeris"?


You decide:
http://photoephemeris.com/buy-download

So you weren't talking about the iOS only Photopills.
I was just curious as to how you managed to make the statement, "It
works on my PC, though not as well as on the iPad", when the the
obvious subject of the thread was Photopills, not TPE.

BTW: I have been using the iOS and desktop editions of TPE for years.


--
Regards,

Savageduck

On 9/18/2016 4:56 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-09-18 20:37:04 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/15/2016 7:14 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-09-15 22:42:14 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/14/2016 1:47 PM, Savageduck wrote:
This seems to be a refinement of The Photographer's Ephemeris for
those
who might be interested.
Currently iOS only.
http://www.photopills.com


It works on my PC, though not as well as on the iPad

How did you manage to get an iOS only (iPhone & iPad) app (Photopills)
to run on any PC?

...or were you thinking of "The Photographer's Epemeris"?


You decide:
http://photoephemeris.com/buy-download

So you weren't talking about the iOS only Photopills.
I was just curious as to how you managed to make the statement, "It
works on my PC, though not as well as on the iPad", when the the obvious
subject of the thread was Photopills, not TPE.

BTW: I have been using the iOS and desktop editions of TPE for years.



It wasn't that obvious to me, or I would not have made the statement.
And I simply used Android's link to illustrate what I was talking about.

--
PeterN

On 2016-09-18 22:21:41 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/18/2016 4:56 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-09-18 20:37:04 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/15/2016 7:14 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-09-15 22:42:14 +0000, PeterN said:

On 9/14/2016 1:47 PM, Savageduck wrote:
This seems to be a refinement of The Photographer's Ephemeris for
those
who might be interested.
Currently iOS only.
http://www.photopills.com


It works on my PC, though not as well as on the iPad

How did you manage to get an iOS only (iPhone & iPad) app (Photopills)
to run on any PC?

...or were you thinking of "The Photographer's Epemeris"?


You decide:
http://photoephemeris.com/buy-download

So you weren't talking about the iOS only Photopills.
I was just curious as to how you managed to make the statement, "It
works on my PC, though not as well as on the iPad", when the the obvious
subject of the thread was Photopills, not TPE.

BTW: I have been using the iOS and desktop editions of TPE for years.



It wasn't that obvious to me, or I would not have made the statement.
And I simply used Android's link to illustrate what I was talking about.

Well, OK then.

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Regards,

Savageduck